To prevent the impact of potential rising tides and storm surges, Tampa General Hospital’s 1,040-bed academic health system on Davis Islands – housing the region’s only Level I Trauma Center – has an innovative barrier system that can be raised to provide a protective wall around the campus. Medline, TGH’s prime vendor supplier, provided four deliveries on Aug. 28 and was scheduled to make two “fill-in” deliveries the following day. However, as the forecast evolved to a possible Category 4 direct hit from Hurricane Idalia, the timeline for engaging the flood barrier was accelerated.
“We had one hour to get two truckloads of supplies to the hospital,” said Deanne Hennessee, Medline acute care sales rep, who credited teamwork among the hospital supply chain staff, Medline’s MedTrans drivers and the Auburndale, FL, distribution center with ensuring the successful delivery within the shortened window.
Read more about Medline and TGH’s collaboration during Hurricane Idalia here.